Sylvester Stallone pays touching tribute to ‘Rocky’ co-star Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers, the outstanding athlete and actor, died on Friday at the age of 76. People around the world are mourning his death and Sylvester Stallones has released an emotional tribute to him rocky Co-star on social media.

Weathers played Apollo Creed in the first four rocky films, and he maintained a close friendship with Stallone over the years. After Weathers’ death, an emotional Stallone stood in front of a painting of Creed and Rocky Balboa and spoke about what Weathers meant to him.

Stallone said, “When she walked into that room and I saw her for the first time, I saw greatness, but I didn’t realize how great she was.” “I could never accomplish what we did rocky Without him. He was absolutely brilliant. His voice, his size, his strength, his athletic ability, but most importantly his heart and his spirit.”

Stallone choked up and concluded with a heartfelt message for his partner.

“Apollo, keep punching.”

Weathers and Stallone worked together for the first time rocky The film, which was released in 1976. The pair were extremely popular and worked together. Rocky IVWhich came out in 1985, almost a decade after the first film.

Stallone was not the only major action star with whom Weathers worked in his illustrious acting career. He co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger CruelAnd he worked with Charles Bronson victim of death, Vader also received top billing in his own action films, such as action jackson And storm smith,